Will Ilya Samsonov Be a Maple Leaf Next Season? The Old Prof | May 6, 2024 Many Toronto Maple Leafs fans blinked when they heard Joseph Woll would not be their team’s starting goalie for Game 7 of the playoffs against the Boston Bruins. After relieving…
Maple Leafs’ Playoff Hopes Rest on St. Louisan Woll Stephen Ground | May 2, 2024 It’s safe to say that almost no one in the Greater Toronto Area has ever heard of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. The sleepy St. Louis suburb of 12,000 residents rarely makes…
Maple Leafs’ Playoffs Struggles Can’t Be All Blamed on Goaltending Karine Hains | April 28, 2024 When Sheldon Keefe realized his Maple Leafs had to face the Boston Bruins in the first round once again, he might have had nightmares. To say the Boston outfit is…
Matt Murray’s Journey From Surgery to the Toronto Marlies Goalie The Old Prof | April 13, 2024 For Toronto Maple Leafs fans, Matt Murray‘s name has seemed like a ghost from the past. That ghost showed up in the news today when it was announced that he…
Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Future Might Just Be Dennis Hildeby The Old Prof | April 11, 2024 Earlier in the season, goalie prospect Dennis Hildeby received his first call-up to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He accompanied the team during a road trip through California. He watched but…
3 What-if Maple Leafs Goaltending Scenarios The Old Prof | March 21, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ goalie situation this season has been tumultuous. Initially, the plan seemed to revolve around duelling goalies. Ilya Samsonov would be 1A, and Joseph Woll would be groomed…
3 Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov Spencer Lazary | January 31, 2024 The Toronto Maple Leafs are going to be buyers of some sort during the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. The question is, though: how aggressive will they be? Well, when it…
Maple Leafs Have to Live with Ilya Samsonov’s Inconsistencies The Old Prof | January 26, 2024 Against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night on home ice, Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov didn’t just play well. He singlehandedly stole the show. Facing a Jets team that…
Top 3 All-Time Maple Leafs Goalies Jeff Seide | January 25, 2024 From A-to-Z, or rather from Frederik Andersen to Ken Wregget, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had nearly a hundred goaltenders take the ice. As one of the NHL’s original six…
Maple Leafs Troubles: Goaltending or Defence The Old Prof | December 26, 2023 Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star recently wrote an article with the title “It’s easy to blame goaltending for the Maple Leafs’ problems. It’s also wrong.” His point was that…
Curtis Joseph’s Rise From Poverty to Maple Leafs’ Star The Old Prof | June 17, 2023 Curtis Joseph (CUJO) was a brilliant goalie. I got to know his play when he was with the Edmonton Oilers; and, he was amazing in the net. He played lights…
Maple Leafs’ Goaltending Situation Needs to Be Solved ASAP The Old Prof | June 9, 2023 There are numerous challenges ahead for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ new general manager (GM) Brad Treliving. The first is finding a way to make Auston Matthews happy and assure him…